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Expected Loss to be Paid (Recovered) (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Expected Losses [Abstract]  
Net Expected Loss to be Paid By Accounting Model
Net Expected Loss to be Paid (Recovered) and Net Economic Loss Development (Benefit)
by Accounting Model
Net Expected Loss to be Paid (Recovered)Net Economic Loss Development (Benefit)
As ofFirst Quarter
Accounting ModelMarch 31, 2026December 31, 202520262025
 (in millions)
FG insurance (see Note 6)
$129 $88 $44 $48 
FG VIEs (see Note 10)
12 13 — — 
Credit derivatives (see Note 8)
— — — (63)
Total
$141 $101 $44 $(15)
Net Expected Loss to be Paid After Net Expected Recoveries for Breaches of R&W Roll Forward
The following tables present a roll forward of net expected loss to be paid (recovered) for all contracts, which are accounted for under one of the following accounting models: FG insurance, credit derivative or FG VIE. The Company used risk-free rates for U.S. and non-U.S. currencies that ranged from 1.93% to 5.68% with a weighted average of 4.16% as of March 31, 2026 and 1.93% to 5.35% with a weighted average of 3.92% as of December 31, 2025.
Net Expected Loss to be Paid (Recovered)
Roll Forward
 First Quarter
20262025
 (in millions)
Net expected loss to be paid (recovered), beginning of period$101 $106 
Economic loss development (benefit) due to:
Accretion of discount
Changes in discount rates(4)
Changes in timing and assumptions46 (21)
Total economic loss development (benefit) (1)44 (15)
Net (paid) recovered losses (1)(4)59 
Net expected loss to be paid (recovered), end of period$141 $150 
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(1)    First quarter 2025 amounts include recoveries recognized in connection with the resolution of the LBIE litigation. See Note 8. Derivatives, for additional information.

Net Expected Loss to be Paid (Recovered)
Roll Forward by Sector
First Quarter 2026
SectorNet Expected Loss to be Paid (Recovered) as of December 31, 2025Net Economic Loss
Development (Benefit)
Net (Paid)
Recovered
Losses (1)
Net Expected Loss to be Paid (Recovered) as of March 31, 2026
 (in millions)
Public finance:
U.S. public finance$(31)$45 $(11)$
Non-U.S. public finance 126 — 128 
Public finance95 47 (11)131 
Structured finance:   
U.S. RMBS(54)(2)(48)
Other structured finance60 (1)(1)58 
Structured finance(3)10 
Total$101 $44 $(4)$141 
First Quarter 2025
SectorNet Expected Loss to be Paid (Recovered) as of December 31, 2024Net Economic Loss
Development (Benefit)
Net (Paid)
Recovered
Losses (1)
Net Expected Loss to be Paid (Recovered) as of March 31, 2025
 (in millions)
Public finance:
U.S. public finance$18 $29 $(12)$35 
Non-U.S. public finance 98 24 — 122 
Public finance116 53 (12)157 
Structured finance:   
U.S. RMBS(43)(3)(37)
Other structured finance (2)33 (65)62 30 
Structured finance(10)(68)71 (7)
Total$106 $(15)$59 $150 
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(1)    Amounts are net of ceded paid losses, whether or not such amounts have been settled with reinsurers. Ceded paid losses are typically settled 45 days after the end of the reporting period. Such amounts are recorded as reinsurance recoverable on paid losses in “other assets.”
(2)    First quarter 2025 amounts include recoveries recognized in connection with the resolution of the LBIE litigation. See Note 8. Derivatives, for additional information. Includes cash proceeds for recoveries related to amounts previously paid.
Schedule Of Net Expected Losses To Be Paid (Recovered) And Net Economic Development (Benefit) Loss
Expected Loss to be Paid (Recovered) and Net Economic Loss Development (Benefit)
U.S. RMBS
Net Expected Loss to be Paid (Recovered)Economic Loss Development (Benefit)
March 31,December 31,First Quarter
2026202520262025
 (dollars in millions)
First lien U.S. RMBS$92 $90 $— $
Second lien U.S. RMBS(140)(144)(2)(5)
Total U.S. RMBS$(48)$(54)$(2)$(3)
Impact of changes in discount rates$— $
Range of discount rates3.63 %-5.06 %3.45 %-4.97 %
Weighted average discount rate4.00%3.84%
First lien U.S. RMBS weighted average future recovery for deferred principal balances50.0%50.0%
Second lien U.S. RMBS weighted average future recoveries on charged-off loans60.0%60.0%